Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Niger
Niger: Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) was 77.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles second dose in Niger, 2014–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of children by the nationally recommended age.
Analysis
Niger recorded 77.0% for immunization, measles second dose in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 2,466.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles second dose in Niger peaked at 77.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2014.
Niger ranks 119th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of children by the nationally recommended age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3.0% | — |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +433.3% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | +93.8% |
| 2017 | 46.0% | +48.4% |
| 2018 | 48.0% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | +20.8% |
| 2020 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 66.0% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 42.0% | -36.4% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | +61.9% |
| 2024 | 77.0% | +13.2% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 77.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 67.0%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Niger's 77.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 75.0%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.7% | 3.0% | 58.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 62.6% | 42.0% | 77.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22,995 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0865 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0892 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles second dose in Niger?
- Immunization, measles second dose in Niger was 77.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, measles second dose recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles second dose recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2014.
- How does Niger rank for immunization, measles second dose?
- Niger ranks 119th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles second dose rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,466.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/), published as part of Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally recommended age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Child immunization, measles second dose, measures the percentage of children who received two dose of measles containing vaccine according to nationally recommended schedule through routine immunization services in a given year.